Salt-shaker.



No. 871,588. PATENTED NOV. 19, 1907.

L. HINSBERGBR.

SALT SHAKER.

APPLIOATION FILED III-N318. 1907.

UNITED STATES PATENT oriuon.

LOUIS HINSBERGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SALT-SHAKER.

Application filed June 18' 1907- Serial No. 379.605.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS HINSBERGER, a citizen of the United States,residing in the borough of Brooklyn, in the city and State of New York,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Salt-Shakers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My salt-shaker is useful also for holding and distributing othermaterials in a fine state, for use on the table or in any othersituation. The main portions are in glass, two vessels of glass matchingtightly together edge to edge, one serving as the body and the other asthe cover. Adjacent to the line of junction of the parts, the glass isreduced in thickness on the outer side. Each of these sunk spacesreceives a ring of German silver or other suitable metal capable ofholding a bright condition for a long period. The lower edge of theuppermost of these portions matches within the upper edge of thelowermost and engages therewithby what is sometimes termed abayonet-joint, or rather a series thereof.

The following is a description of what I consider the best means ofcarrying out the invention.

The accompanying drawing forms a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section, andFig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 a horizontal section on the line 44 inFig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section of a portion on a larger scale.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figureswhere they appear.

A is the lower portion or body of glass. B is the upper portion orcover, of the same cleanly and non-corrosive material. These parts aresusceptible to any amount of ornamentation by cutting or otherwise, orthey may be partly or entirely plain.

In a plane surface in the center of the upper part A are a series ofsufficiently large holes 6 b through which the powdered contents aredistributed when the device is inverted and shaken.

The extreme upper edge of the part A and the extreme lower edge of thepart B are ground so as to make an absolutely tight fit when they aregently pressed together.

The lower part A is rabbeted around its top as indicated by a. The coverB is rabbeted around its bottom part as indicated by b. In the rabbet ais set a metal band C Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1907.

in the upper edge of which are three equally placed angular open-slots cc 0 adapted to serve as a portion of the bayonet-pint. In the recess 1)is set a narrower metal band D at equi-distant oints in which at aboutthe mid-height t ereof are radialins D each having a nicely rounded headWVhen the parts are matched together and partly revolved, the pins D areeach received in the corresponding L-shaped slot 0 c c and serve tostrongly lock the part together. The metal portions are each permanentlysecured to its respective glass part by plasterof-paris E.

My means of fastening by the bayonetjoint, three-ply as shown, gives therequired strength, and facilitates the applying together withconvenience and certainty with less thickness than a screw cap. Turningonly a small portion of a revolution engages them firmly and reliably.The horizontal parts C may be a little inclined tending to make thecontact of the edges tighter as the turning is efi'ected.

I attach importance to the fact that the whole interior is pure glass.No metal comes in contact with the salt or other material dispensed.

Although I have designated this as intended especially for salt, I donot confine the use to any particular material. It will serve usefullywith an material in a powdered state which shou d be applied by shaking.It is especially of advantage with salt or other material or mixtures ofmaterials which are liable to corrode the metals.

I claim as my invention The salt shaker described comprising two innerparts of glass constituting the whole inner surface, matching tightlytogether edge to edge, rabbeted and the uppermost perforated, two ringsof metal sunk in the respective rabbets, means for engaging eachpermanently with its proper glass part and means for engaging the metalparts with each other by a partial revolution and disengaging asrequired, all substantially as herein specified.

Signed at Brooklyn, N. Y., this 15th day of June 1907.

LOUIS HINSBERGER.

WVitnesses:

HARRY T. BRODEN, Fnnnnmolcfi w. WEonMANN.

